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50+ Years of Ocean Exploration

Over the last 50 years, the submersible Alvin has made many undersea discoveries and been involved in countless observations, collections, and experiments. During those years Alvin has been upgraded with the latest in computer hardware, imaging systems, and deep-sea instrumentation to keep it “state-of-the-art.” On Tuesday, July 22 at this week’s Science Made Public lecture, Dudley Foster (pictured), an Alvin pilot from 1972 to 2006, will tell an audience about the major milestones in Alvin‘s history and some of his adventures over the years.(Photo courtesy of Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Archives)